Scandals Of The Civil War

How much have things changed since the days of our ancestors? What kind of stories would tabloid readers of the 1860s have seen? What were the juicy scandals of the Civil War? This book offers an entertaining look at the antics of Lee, Davis, Sickles, Sherman, Mosby, Custer, Stuart, Abe and Mary Lincoln, and many more, transforming them from lifeless bronze-and-granite heroes to flesh-and-blood people just like us.

Scandals of the Civil War offers a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at the bad behavior, off-duty antics and sexual shenanigans of soldiers North and South. Here are intriguing stories of the deadly duels, heavy-duty drinking, assorted adulteries, and outrageous escapades that fueled the wartime gossips.

These titillating tales put a human face on the men and women of the 1860s. It’s an enjoyable volume that will amuse and entertain both the history buff and general reader alike.

Grant Drunk Before Congressional Visitors
Stonewall Jackson Admits Love of Alcohol
Mosby to Fight Duel
Sickles Shoots Wife’s Lover
Mary Lincoln Declared Insane
Kilpatrick “Love Nest” Raided
Scandal in the Lee Family!
Prisoner Exchange Brings Prostitutes to Richmond
Simon Cameron Sued by Lover
Ben Butler Accused in Silverware Theft
General Van Dorn Killed by Lover’s Husband
George Pickett’s Indian Bride
Kate Chase Marriage Scandal
Bedford Forrest Kills Subordinate Officer Who Attacked Him
Gambling Mania Sweeps Army
Venereal Disease at West Point
Walt Whitman Meets Oscar Wilde
Funds Missing from New York Gettysburg Monument Commission
The Love Life of James Buchanan
Pennsylvania Coal Miners Rebel against Draft
Rebel Envoy Absconds with Government Funds
Jeff Davis’ Marital Rift
North and South Trade Guns for Cotton Despite War
Confederate Bonds Burn European Investors
Drunken Soldier Riot in Harrisburg and Elmira
Senator Sumner’s Love Problem
Reverend Beecher Accused of Adultery!